Resource Guide for Elementary School Teaching, A

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A Resource Guide for Elementary School Teachingis a practical, comprehensive, and concise methods book designed to engage readers in "hands-on" and "minds-on" learning about effective teaching. Designed to engage readers in both hands-on and reflective learning, each chapter contains an abundance of application exercises on perforated pages that provide opportunities to practice what you are learning and to reflect on the progress you are making toward your professional competence. Its user-friendly format presents teachers with a valuable resource by offering strategies that can be easily applied in the elementary classroom. Inservice Elementary Teachers (K-5).

PART I ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHING AND LEARNING

1

(100)

What Do I Need to Know About Today's Elementary Schools?

2

(26)

Looking at Teachers

3

(1)

Chapter Objectives

3

(1)

The Elementary School: Getting to Know It

4

(4)

Primary and Elemiddle Schools

4

(1)

Magnet Schools and Charter Schools

4

(1)

Orientation Meetings for Teachers

4

(1)

School Schedules

4

(2)

Subjects of the Curriculum

6

(1)

Team Teaching

6

(1)

Looping

6

(2)

The Fundamental Characteristic of Exemplary Elementary School Education

8

(7)

Teachers and Commitment

8

(1)

Teachers and Reflective Decision Making

8

(1)

The Effective Principal

9

(1)

Commitment to Helping All Children Succeed in School

9

(2)

Application Exercise 1.1: Reflecting on My Own Elementary School Experiences